Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 86.djvu/1137

 \^ 86 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 92-540-OCT. 24, 1972

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shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 of subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title, relating to classification and ^^so Stat. 443 general schedule pay rates. Each such veterans' employment repre- 467. 5 u sentative and assistant veterans' employment representative shall be 5331 s e 5101, attached to the staff of the public employment service in the State to which they have been assigned. They shall be administratively responsible to the Secretary of Labor for the execution of the Secretary's veterans' counseling and placement policies through the public employment service and in cooperation with manpower and training programs administered by the Secretary in the State. I n cooperation with the public employment service staff and the staffs of each such other program in the State, the veterans' employment representative and his assistants shall— "(1) be functionally responsible for the supervision of the registration of eligible veterans in local employment offices for suitable types of employment and training and for counseling and placement of eligible veterans in employment and job traming programs; " (2) engage in job development and job advancement activities for eligible veterans, including maximum coordination with appropriate officials of the Veterans' Administration in that agency's carrying out of its responsibilities under subchapter IV 84 84. of chapter 3 of this title and in the conduct of job fairs, job marts, 38 Stat. 240. use and other special p r o - a m s to match eligible veterans with appropriate job and job training opportunities; "(3) assist in securing and maintaining current information as to the various types of available employment and training opportunities, incluaing maximum use of electronic data processing and telecommunications systems and the matching of an eligible veteran's particular qualifications with an available job or on-job training or apprenticeship opportunity which is commensurate with those c[ualifications; "(4) promote the interest of employers and labor unions in employing eligible veterans and in conducting on-job training and apprenticeship programs for such veterans; "(5) maintain regular contact with employers, labor unions, training programs and veterans' organizations with a view to keeping them advised of eligible veterans available for employment and training and to keeping eligible veterans advised of opportunities for employment and training; and "(6) assist in every possible way in improving working conditions and the advancement of employment of eligible veterans. ''§ 2004. Employees of local offices "Except as may be determined by the Secretary of Labor based on a demonstrated lack of need for such services, there shall be assigned by the administrative head of the employment service in each State one or more employees, preferably eligible veterans, on the staffs of local employment service offices, whose services shall be fully devoted to discharging the duties prescribed for the veterans' employment representative and his assistants. ^§2005. Cooperation of Federal agencies "All Federal agencies shall furnish the Secretary of Labor such records, statistics, or information as he may deem necessary or appropriate in administering the provisions of this chapter, and shall otherwise cooperate with the Secretary in providing continuous employment and training opportunities for eligible veterans.

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